Shanna Moakler

De La Hoya's ex-fiancee has filed a $62.5 million palimony lawsuit against the boxer. Shanna Moakler claims De La Hoya used her and their 18-month-old daughter, Atiana Cecilia, "as props to promote his public image as a good husband and father." The lawsuit says De La Hoya announced his engagement to Moakler in October 1998, then referred to her as his wife. Moakler said she learned the relationship was over when she saw him escorting another woman to the Latin Grammys in September.

De La Hoya's ex-fiancee has filed a $62.5 million palimony lawsuit against the boxer. Shanna Moakler claims De La Hoya used her and their 18-month-old daughter, Atiana Cecilia, "as props to promote his public image as a good husband and father." The lawsuit says De La Hoya announced his engagement to Moakler in October 1998, then referred to her as his wife. Moakler said she learned the relationship was over when she saw him escorting another woman to the Latin Grammys in September.

World Boxing Council super-welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya wed Puerto Rican singer Millie Corretjer on Friday, The Times has learned. The ceremony, kept secret from the public, was held in Puerto Rico. This is the first marriage for the 28-year-old De La Hoya. He was once engaged to actress Shanna Moakler.

Tucker Carlson of MSNBC and talk-show host Jerry Springer will be among the celebrities competing on the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The new season of the show -- which pairs 11 competitors of sometimes dubious celebrity and varying skill with professional dancer-partners -- premieres at 8 p.m. Sept. 12, the network announced Monday. Also heading to the dance floor: Vivica A.

The crash of a Learjet in South Carolina that killed four Southern Californians stunned rock music fans Saturday with news that the two badly burned survivors are former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and popular DJ Adam Goldstein, both of Los Angeles.

Ali Landry, 22, of Louisiana beat out 50 other contestants to win the Miss USA competition at South Padre Island. The University of Southwestern Louisiana student was crowned by the reigning Miss USA, Shanna Lynn Moakler. Landry said she plans to continue her involvement with the Women Helping Others Foundation "in an effort to provide crucially needed support in health education and wellness concerns for women and children." The first runner-up was Miss Kansas, Danielle Boatwright.

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month. "I hate planes," Barker said in an interview with Us Weekly magazine. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened . . . well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." The 32-year-old musician and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors of the crash just before midnight Sept.

Celebs planning to re-LAX Everyone remembers Big Wednesday, the unofficial name for the club at Las Palmas that put Bolthouse Productions on the tabloid map. It was where Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, still a couple, canoodled lovingly. And where Oscar De La Hoya rolled with his lady friend, Shanna Moakler, now Mrs. Travis Barker. And Prince and Hugh Hefner and Janet Jackson and Paris Hilton angled with their posses for the best tables. Suddenly, downtown Hollywood was larger than life.

Police were searching Wednesday for a woman and her young boy, identified as the former girlfriend and son of boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, who were last seen Saturday at a Riverside shopping mall, authorities said. De La Hoya is not a suspect in the disappearance of Angelique McQueen, 32, of Anaheim and 6-year-old Devon De La Hoya, Anaheim police said. McQueen's car was found at the Galleria at Tyler. There was no immediate indication that foul play is involved, police said.

First it was Nick and Jessica, then it was Carmen and Dave, and now, for the third time in less than a year, more bad news comes down from a publicist on high: Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler -- the heavily tattooed former drummer of Blink-182 and his former Miss USA wife -- are calling it quits. That means three celebrity couples who have pimped their relationship on MTV reality shows have ended up in divorce. Coincidence or curse?

November 27, 2010 | By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

Premiering Sunday on E! (exclamation point theirs), "Bridalplasty" is a series in which, to steal a headline from a network press release, "Brides-to-Be Compete in Wedding-Themed Challenges Collecting Extreme Plastic Surgery Procedures While Trying to Win a Dream Celebrity-Style Wedding. " I'm sure it's all the same to E! whether you are delighted or horrified by this idea, as long as you watch. But I would not encourage it. If you believe that we own our own bodies, it's hard to argue against cosmetic surgery on any sort of moral grounds.